Giuseppe MILLICO (1737-1802). La Pieta d'Amore. Dramma messo - Lot 199

Giuseppe MILLICO (1737-1802). La Pieta d'Amore. Dramma messo in musica. Napoli, Librarie di Giuseppe-Maria Porcelli, 1782. In-4°o, white half-vellum with corners (contemporary binding). 160 pp. Rare first edition of the orchestral score of this "semi-serial opera", clearly overlooked by Clément and Larousse, who merely state that it was performed in Naples in 1785. The author, known as "Il Moscovito" in reference to his early years as a singer in Russia, was one of the great castrati of his time, before devoting himself to teaching and composing. He is best known for his portrayals in the operas of Gluck (who transposed for Millico a role from Orpheus and Eurydice, then from Alceste), from which he drew inspiration... check score in hand! Binding slightly rubbed, very good condition inside.